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  1. Henrietta Kurtzig identification card

    The Kennkarte was issued to Henrietta Sara Kurtzig (b. Henrietta Jetka Englander; donor's grandmother) from the chief of police in Berlin, Germany. A stamped "J" on front cover indicates that the holder was Jewish.

  2. Gijsbertus Nicholaas Van der Bijl papers

    The Gijsbertus Nicholaas Van der Bijl papers consists of a permission card for bathing, 1944; a displaced persons identification card issued by the Allied Expeditionary Force for "Nich. V.D. Byl." [Gijsbertus Nicholaas Van der Bijl], undated; a photograph of Gijsbertus Van der Bijl at age 24, 1938; and two studio portraits of Van der Bijl as a child, August 2, 1926 and 1932.

  3. Jack Ozarow papers

    The papers consist of a letter written on June 27, 1941, by Lonia (nee Russlander) Ozarow of Warsaw, Poland, to her brother, Leon Russlander, in Washington, D.C. and the envelope in which the letter was mailed.

  4. Morris Elbaum photograph collection

    The collection consists of photographs depicting three men preparing to place a corpse into the crematorium at the Dachau concentration camp.

  5. Anita Heller papers

    The Anita Heller papers consists of an admission pass to services at the Jewish Congregation in Shanghai, China; a Foreigner's Resident Certificate issued to Walter Kempinsky in Shanghai; two Reisepass (passports) for Walter and Erna Kempinsky; a schedule for the High Holy Days services at the Jewish Congregation in Shanghai; two Alien Head Tax receipts for American President Lines; two receipts for passport fees; and a letter from the Jewish Council for Social Services (Jüdische Arbeiterfürgorge Wanderfürsorge) regarding Walter Kempinsky to the Staatspolizei in Breslau, Germany (now Wro...

  6. Maksymilian Wolfsthal collection

    Consists of a memoir by Maksymilian Wolfsthal about his experiences in the ghetto in Lʹvov, Poland (now Lʹviv, Ukraine) and in Janowska, his deportation to Bergen-Belsen in 1943, and life in Bergen-Belsen. He began the diaries on October 3, 1945 after his emigration to Belgium. The memoir is in two volumes, with volume one covering June 21, 1941--September 1942, and volume two covering October 1942 until his liberation from Bergen-Belsen.

  7. Edda Treforest photograph collection

    The Edda Treforest photograph collection consists of photographs depicting nurses treating patients at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation, the canteen that Samuel Treforest opened at Bergen-Belsen after World War II, and Edda Treforest as a young woman. The photographs were likely taken by Samuel Treforest.

  8. Albert Rapp postcard

    The postcard was written by Albert Rapp in Buchenwald concentration camp to his wife, Matilde Rapp, in Frankfurt, Germany. In the postcard, he asks his wife not to worry and assures her that he is fine. He asks her to send him a package containing stockings, handkerchiefs, an undershirt, a jacket, a piece of soap, a toothbrush, and various other supplies for himself and his brother, Arthur, who was also incarcerated. Last, he asks for information regarding their dealings with the United States consulate in Stuttgart, Germany.

  9. Albert M. Toiron's certificate

    One photocopy of a certificate from General Eisenhower commending Lucien Toiron for assisting the escape of American soldiers during World War II.

  10. Danielle Salley papers

    The papers consist of a map of southern France, a photocopy of the "Etat-Major" map showing the route used by refugees to flee into Spain, newspaper clippings, a postcard of a painting ("La Defense du Col de Banyuls") showing typical "Banyulese" costume, a circulation permit dated 1939 allowing an individual to work, and a declaration of the wine production of M. Ferrer Sauveur's grape harvest.

  11. Lisa Fittko papers

    The papers consist of three maps of Cerbère, France, and the Mediterranean coast and one envelope addressed to Lisa Fittko. The maps are as follows: (1) is a map of Port Vendres, printed on paper with inscriptions in ink, circa 1943. 27 3/4" x 29." (2) is a topographical map of Cerbere and the Mediterranean coast, printed on paper with inscriptions in ink, circa 1942-1943. Printed by the Institut Geographique National, Paris. Map is composed of 2 pieces glued together. 27" x 33." (3) is a topographical map of Cerbere and the Mediterranean coast, also printed by the Institut Geographique. I...

  12. American Committee for Relief of German Children form

    This is a blank application form issued by the American Committee for Relief of German Children, which had been founded in December 1923 and worked with the American Friends Service Committee to distribute food in Germany. The form is undated but likely from the 1920s, and concerns efforts to send food to specific recipients.

  13. "Let my people go" Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler's massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British public

    Consists of a pamphlet entitled "'Let my people go': Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler's massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British public," published in London by Victor Gollancz LTD.

  14. Vern Ecklund photograph collection

    The collection consists of photographs and negatives depicting the massacre at Gardelegen, Germany, in April 1945. All photographs were taken by Vern Ecklund.

  15. Photograph of a group of survivors from Mauthausen concentration camp

    The photograph depicts a posed group of survivors from the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. The donor believes the photograph was taken at Mauthausen and that one of the men in the group is his relative, Morris Huber.

  16. Photographs of corpses at Buchenwald

    Consists of eight photographs depicting corpses of prisoners found at the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The caption "Buchenwald Concentration Camp / April 1945," is handwritten on the verso of each photo.

  17. Rosa Goldberg envelope

    The envelope was sent by Rosa Goldberg from Millergasse 12.-16, Kassel, Germany to Morris Moidel at 4 Equality Park, W. Newport, RI, USA. The Moidel family were friends of the Goldberg family in Kassel and managed to get visas and immigrate to the United States before the war. The envelope bears four stamps of German National Insignia, encircled with "Oberkommando der Wermacht." The word "Geöffnet" is stamped three times on the the verso. The whereabouts of the former contents of the envelope are unknown.

  18. David Wittner papers

    The papers consist of 18 photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp upon liberation; an envelope with "Please! Do Not Open" written on it, Nuremberg, Germany, c.1945; a note regarding Abraham Wiener, David Wittner's mother-in-law's nephew, written by David Wittner during his meeting with Robert Rensch, a survivor of Buchenwald, in Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1945; a letter written in Yiddish to Fannie Eagle Polkes from Abraham Wiener; a foreign money order receipt issued to Nathan Eagle for ten dollars to be sent to Abraham Weiner, July 1939; and Yiddish newspaper clippings from June 24, 1939,...

  19. Alan Zimm photograph collection

    The collection consists of one photograph of a man holding a bowl standing at the entrance of a semi-demolished building (inscription on reverse: "Kaufering en by Landsberg Lager illegible number 11 1946") and one photograph of a row of five semi-demolished buildings (inscription on reverse: "Lager [illegible number] Kaufering en by Landsberg 1946").

  20. Esther Wilkenfeld papers

    The collection documents the post-war experiences of Esther Wilkenfeld (née Halm), originally of Yasinia, Czechoslovakia (Yasinia, Ukraine), including identification cards, a document from the Labor Office of Glauchau, and certificate from the Feldafing displaced persons camp labor office.